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Why is the image of the North Star important in Aaron Douglas’s Aspiration

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Various symbols in Aspiration suggest these themes. The five-pointed stars symbolize Texas—the Lone Star State—but also recall the North Star that guided escaped slaves to freedom before the Civil War. ... Aspiration was acquired for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco through a unique fund-raising effort.

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